Improvement in machines for binding and wiring hat-frames



.M. H. AGHAKHAN.

MACHINE FOR BINDING-AND'WIRING HAT-FRAMES. No.173,8,41. Pa tente'd Feb.22,1876.

i TURNER N.PETERS, PHOTO-UTHQGRAFHER. WASHINGTON. n. c.

UNITEDST ES PATENT OFFIGE i MICHAEL H. AGHAKHAN,OF NEW Y RK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENTlN MACHINES'FOR BINDING Ano'wmme HAT-FRAMES.

\ Specifieationtorming part of Letters Patent No. I 73.84 1, datedFebruary 22,1876; application filed i 1 June 12, 1875.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ll/lrcrrnnr. HOHANNE-STAN AGHAKHAN, of the city, county, and State'of New York, have inventeda new and Improved Hat Binding and Wiring Machine, of which thefollowing is a specification: I

My invention relates to improvements in the hat binding andwiring'machines in which a folding-guide is combined with hotpressingrollers, for guiding the-wire and binding it onto the edge ofthe brim of the hat, and folding and pressing the binding thereon; andit consists, in the first place, of a contrivance of springs in thebearingblocks of the rollers, to hold down the movable roller, togetherwith a lever contrivance for raising it to adjust the work, whereby theshifting of the adjustable roller can be effected quicker than it can bein the machines as heretofore made. vention also consists of shearscombined with the machine, for cutting off the wire and the binding, andcontrived to be shoved forward by the lever, for operating them acertain predetermined distance to cut the wire, and an other distancefor cutting off the binding, with adjusting-stops for regulating theirforward movement. The invention also consists of a pivoted support forthe binding-guide, and a contrivance of it and the shears, whereby thelatter swings the binding-guide back to make room for the shears to moveforward to cut the wire and binding.

Figure l is a longitudinal sectional elevation of my improved machine,taken on the line a: w of Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 isa top view. Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on the line :1 y ofFig. 1, and Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the rollers and a sideelevation of the binding-guide.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A and B represent the folding and pressing rollers, which project fromthe ends of the shafts G D out of the heating-case E, to receive thebinding F and. the wire G from the guide H, and lay them on the hat-brimI, which passes between them with the binding and wire, being held bythe attendant, who stands in front of that end of the machine. The heatis produced in the case E by the combination of gas introduced throughthe pipe I, and the The inhot products of combustion escape through thepipe J, which, it will be noted, is turned backward from the front end,the object being to discharge the heat away from the opera-tor. In themachines now in use this pipe discharges upward, so that the head of theoperator is so exposed to it as to-be seriously affected thereby. Insuch machines the-pipe cannot be turned backward, because the adjustingcontrivances for raising and lowering the upper roll to allow the workto be adjusted rise up thereat, so that they wouldbe heated too much tohandle safely o'r comfortably. For contriving these adjusting deviceslow down out of the way of the heat, and also inside of i the case L, Iarrange the bearing-blocks M N to drop into the spaces between thevertical ribsP, and employ the springs Q for holding the upper bearingdown, at the same time allowing them to be raised freely to raise rollerB, said springs being connectedto the bearings N, extending down fromslots in them, and through slots in the lower. bearings, and connectedat the lower end to the bottom of the case; andfor lifting them I employthe levers Q and R, arranged as shown, all within the case, except aportion of lever B, which extends out through a slot sufficiently forworking it. I propose to drive the rollers by the internally-gearedwheel S on the driving-shaft T, gearing with the shaft of the lowerroller, with which the upper shaft gears, so that'it can be lifted upand let down readily. U and V represent the jaws of the shears, which Icombine with the machine for cutting off the wire and the binding. U isarranged in cleats W on the side of the case, to slide up to the placefor cutting and back again, while V is contrived to open and close, andprovided with the lever X for working it, which is arranged to slide theshears forward, also to bring the jaws forward to the places forcutting, and the spring Y is to move it back. The jaw U carries a stop,a, to arrest the shears against the shifting stop b when the shears havegone forward far enough to cut the wire. The stud d on the jaw V thenrises under the shifting stop b as the cutting of the wire takes place,and lifts it out of the way of stop a, to allow the shears to be shiftedfarther along to the stop 6, which is brought down by raising the other,for cutting the binding after it has, been drawn far enough to cover theend of the wire previously out. When this second cuttin g operationtakes place the stud d rises under the movable 'stud e, and therebyreadjusts stud b, for stopping the shears in thenext operation at thepoint for cutting off the wire. The slidingjaw U has a stud,f, whichacts on the incline g of the supporting-arm h for the binding machine,having shears, as described,

of a binding-guide support, having .an automatic backward motion to makeroom for the shears, substantially as specified.

' Y '3'. The'lever X, in combination with the sliding shears, to openand close their jaws, and move them forward to the place for cutting,substantially as specified.

4. The combination of the shifting. stops b 0 with the shears, havingthe stop a and stud d, substantially as specified.

5. The combination of the sliding shear-jaw U and its stud f with thepivoted bindingguide support h and its incline g, substantially asspecified.

MICHAEL A HOHANNESIAN AGHAKHAN.

Witnesses:

T. B. MOSHER, ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

